A Look at the Men's CRC Brackets and the Contenders We've got this little matter of the CRC 7s tournament this weekend. After a long (some would say too long? We won't say who says that but their initials are GRR) spring 7s season we've come to the culmination for a large portion of the collegiate landscape. And let's hope for nice weather this time! Well OK, the forecast is for cloudy weather with a bit of wind and some rain on Saturday.
US Rugby Foundation Announces Scholarship Recipients The US Rugby Foundation has announced its list of 23 student-athletes who have received scholarships through their various scholarship programs. These deserving individuals were selected based on their exceptional academic records and their demonstrated commitment to the sport of rugby.
Dramatic End Puts USD in D1AA CRAA Final University of San Diego will be facing Iowa State in the CRAA D1AA final during the CRAA Finals Weekend. The game itself will be held at about 1:30PM May 4. Western Washington took on American River College in the Western semifinal on Saturday, beating ARC 35-3. This was still an excellent season for ARC, which is a new program.
Gaels Race Past BYU in Wild D1A Semi Saint Mary's pulled away from the hard-charging BYU Cougars to win their D1A semifinal and book a place in the championship game May 4 in Houston. Both teams looked to play fast and attack and the result was a 48-31 scoreline, almost double the total points scored in the other semifinal. The Gaels ran out to a 17-0 lead only to see Cole Semu get seven back with an interception and a Taysan Hamme
Navy Through to D1A Final After Win Over Life Navy advances to the D1A final for the second year in a row after the Midshipmen defeated Life University 27-17. On a day of perfect weather and only a light breeze, the day centered around kicking, goalline defenses, and some key big players. The kicking started early and both sets of kickers were heavily involved—Bradley Crane and Jerron Pantor for Life; Landon Opp and Roanin Krieger for Navy.
